> > Language levels are modes, and modes should be
> > deprecated. But if you've gotta have 'em, make
> > 'em obvious.
>> In what sense are they modes?
They're modes in that they affect the entire operation
of the program. Think of language editing modes in
emacs; language levels have even more pervasive effects.
If I edit a Scheme program in fundamental mode, I get
funny indenting behavior. That why it's useful that
emacs displays its editing modes in the status bar.
-- Paul